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The Supreme Court Ends Chevron Deference—What Now?

ExplainerUnited StatesJeff Turrentine
For one, the ability of federal agencies like the EPA to set rules and enforce environmental protections now shrinks.
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It’s Time to Talk about Climate Anxiety

ExplainerUnited StatesJenny Shalant
Don’t bottle it up—openly acknowledging your climate anxiety and grief gives you the power to heal and move forward.
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Can Hydrogen Help Combat the Climate Crisis?

ExplainerUnited StatesSusan Cosier
Hydrogen hubs across the country seek to fuel high-emission industries with cleaner energy.

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CA Greenlights Big Utility Effort to Electrify Transport

Expert BlogMax Baumhefner
The California Public Utilities Commission today authorized four utility programs with a collective budget of $738 million to “accelerate widespread transportation electrification,” as required by a landmark clean energy law adopted in 2015. This marks the nation’s single largest investment…

Illinois EPA Hosts Public Meetings on Volkswagen Plan

Expert BlogIllinoisAloysius Makalinao

In addition to reducing emissions, settlement funds from Volkswagen's cheating scandal can be used to transform Illinois' transportation market by facilitating the transition from dirty gasoline to zero-emission electricity.

Metro Charts New Course with 2028 Strategic Plan

Expert BlogCarter Rubin
LA Metro is making crystal clear what needs to be done to make L.A.’s transportation system more sustainable, healthy and equitable—and to help our county be more livable for us all.

AEP Ohio Plugs Midwest into Nation’s EV Movement

Expert BlogAloysius Makalinao
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has approved an American Electric Power (AEP) Ohio electric vehicle (EV) program that will deploy up to 375 charging stations across the Buckeye State over the next four years.

Victory! Feds Ordered to Reinstate Updated CAFE Penalties

Expert BlogUnited StatesIrene Gutierrez

In a win for consumers and the environment, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of NRDC, Center for Biological Diversity, and Sierra Club, and overturned a Department of Transportation attempt to indefinitely delay penalties on automakers for…

Two Illinois Bills Address Distribution of Volkswagen Funds

Expert BlogAloysius Makalinao
Advocates called out the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) for deciding to allocate the majority of funds towards replacing dirty fossil fuel locomotives, ferries, and tugs with little towards electrification investments in a rushed process that was closed off to…

Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States Seek to Modernize Mobility

Expert BlogBruce Ho
Who hasn’t had a day ruined by a traffic jam or a delayed train, bus, or subway when trying to get their kids to school, get to work, or get home? Seven Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and Washington, D.C. are…

Illinois EPA Drives in the Wrong Direction for VW Settlement

Expert BlogAloysius Makalinao
The Volkswagen funds provide an excellent opportunity for Illinois to reduce air pollution from transportation that threatens our communities—especially the most vulnerable—and reduce the greenhouse gas emission driving climate change. The state is in danger of missing a unique opportunity…

To Save Cities, Invest in Mass Transit

Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine
The Department of Transportation’s TIGER program helps communities thrive by funding innovative transportation projects. Congress shouldn’t let Trump do away with it.

FERC Storage Rule a Win for a More Flexible Grid

Expert BlogJennifer Chen
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the agency overseeing the competitiveness of the wholesale electricity markets and high-voltage interstate transmission grid operators, has finalized a rule that reduces barriers to electric storage resources to compete in those markets. Electric storage resources…

LA City Council Moves to Slash GHG Emissions from Buildings

Expert BlogMerrian Borgeson, Maria Stamas
Los Angeles, the nation’s second-largest city, took a bold step toward reducing climate pollution this week when its City Council adopted an amendment aimed at making steep reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from commercial and residential buildings, including by…